Product manager. Stefania worked in both tech startups and enterprises.
With experience leading remote teams to deliver useful products, she leverages effective communication and deep understanding.
Available for contract work or perm roles.
Product manager with extensive tech startup experience. Excels in remote team leadership, communication, and delivering client-focused results.
As Co-Director at Mangrove Root Ltd., Stefania managed remote projects, transforming client ideas into MVPs by bridging design and technical requirements.
At Microsoft Research, she led a multi-team initiative to enhance product features through data-driven improvements.
At Swiftkey, she oversaw core language projects as a Language Processing Engineer, contributing to multilingual keyboard development.
Stefania holds a Master's in Conference Interpreting and a Bachelor's in Translation & Liaison Interpreting.
Career
Provided multilingual consulting services to EdTech startups, demonstrating excellent communication skills across multicultural environments. Managed multiple concurrent projects with tight deadlines.
Stefania served as Co-Director at Mangrove Root Ltd., managing remote projects. Working with a cross-functional team, her focus was on ensuring the specification and delivery of exceptional design and technical solutions to clients.
At Microsoft Research, Stefania managed cross-team initiatives to enhance product features. Her leadership fostered collaboration and improved decision-making processes.
As a Language Processing Engineer, Stefania worked on core language projects. Initially focusing on technical contributions, she gradually took on leadership responsibilities, managing small groups toward the end of her tenure.
Provided simultaneous and consecutive interpretation services across diverse industries and prestigious clients including Chanel, Chelsea & Kensington and Westminster City councils. Developed exceptional listening skills, cultural adaptability, and pressure management.
Stefania earned her MA in Conference Interpreting from the University of Trieste. This education laid the foundation for her solid communication skills, ability to multitask and work in fast-paced environments.
Stefania completed her BA in translation, liaison interpretation, and cross-cultural communication at the University of Bologna (Forlì Campus). She developed strong analytical skills and linguistic versatility across multiple language combinations.
"I worked with Stefania at SwiftKey, where she worked first as a language engineer and then moved into product management. In both roles, she showed a great combination of initiative, attention to detail, strong communication skills, and a clear ability to adapt. She’s a multi-talented professional — organised, creative, and highly collaborative — with a thoughtful and proactive approach to problem-solving. Her energy and versatility made her a valued team member, and someone I’d be glad to work with again."
Caroline Gasperin
"Stefania was recommended to us by one of her previous clients - and what a great recommendation! We were looking for a professional native speaker to check a manuscript for a new vocabulary resource we published for IB Diploma learners. Stefania did a wonderful job, tightly following our brief and providing her carefully-considered corrections clearly so that they were easy for the editor to implement. Her work was always submitted promptly and she kept in regular touch.
Thank you, Stefania - we wouldn't hesitate to work with you again!."
Mary James
"I worked with Stefania on an Italian vocabulary revision book for an educational publisher: she read the MSS and checked proofs. She responded quickly to various queries about the language, advising in a way that was always clear and helpful. She did a good thorough job and was a pleasure to work with, and I’d certainly recommend her for proofreading and/or Italian language checking. "
Jenny Gwynne
freelance editor
Expertise
With a strong background in tech startups, Stefania excels in leading remote projects. Her collaborative approach ensures that clients' visions are realised effectively.
Working in London's startup scene, Stefania embraced the innovative spirit and agile mentality. She applied her diverse skills and creative problem-solving at one of London's famous tech startups. She remained with the company through its journey, ultimately contributing to its successful acquisition.
Stefania manages remote projects effectively, maintaining continuity through collaborative tools, documentation, and strategic check-ins that keep teams aligned and clients informed. Her approach transforms remote challenges into benefits while ensuring positive deliverables.
Stefania first transitioned from linguistics to the technology sector by leveraging her language expertise in NLP startups. Through hands-on experience, she gained knowledge in AI systems, programming, and data analysis. Her versatility allowed her to contribute to machine learning projects while developing technical implementation skills.
In a recent project, Stefania led the development of a MVP for a food and hospitality procurement platform. She coordinated stakeholders, developers, and UX designers across multiple time zones, effectively managing communication and aligning team efforts toward a common goal.
Stefania captured client expectations and translated business requirements into technical specifications with clear user stories and acceptance criteria. Through regular feedback sessions between clients and the technical team, she maintained alignment as the solution evolved, allowing for adjustments while preserving core objectives.
Her ability to bridge business and technical needs created a platform that streamlines procurement for hospitality businesses and enhances market access for suppliers. The solution cuts operational costs and makes ordering more efficient by replacing lengthy phone calls with an intuitive online interface.
Beyond her professional pursuits, Stefania enjoys wine tasting, pottery and yoga, continuously expanding her knowledge through dedicated study and practice.
Services
Stefania offers comprehensive language services spanning interpretation, consultancy, and localisation across English, Spanish, Italian, and French.
Stefania earned her sommelier diploma in 2016 and now offers wine consultancy and customised tastings to explore the world of wine.
Choosing to work with Stefania means enjoying a professional partnership that balances thoroughness with practicality and genuine interpersonal connection.
Personal Project
We are exploring the idea of an AI/LLM augmented Kanban board designed specifically for small product teams.
The board enhances human workflows by leveraging 'AI' to facilitate questioning, reviewing, and iterating on projects specifications, technical decisions.
The goal is to use AI-driven feedback and insights to help small teams to expand their ability to review, check and expand their outputs, leading to clearer specifications and better thought-out features.
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Pisa, Italy - Or Remote
